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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
William D. Thomas, Jr., Somerville, MA (US);
Paul J. Giannasca, Westford, MA (US);
Zhenxi Zhang, Waltham, MA (US);
Wende Lei, Waltham, MA (US);
Thomas P. Monath, Harvard, MA (US);
William D. Thomas, Jr., Somerville, MA (US);
Paul J. Giannasca, Westford, MA (US);
Zhenxi Zhang, Waltham, MA (US);
Wende Lei, Waltham, MA (US);
Thomas P. Monath, Harvard, MA (US);
Acambis Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides active and passive immunization methods for preventing and treatinginfection, which involve percutaneous administration oftoxin-neutralizing polyclonal immune globulin,toxoids, or combinations thereof. Also provided by the invention aretoxoids,toxin-neutralizing polyclonal immune globulin, and methods of identifying subjects that producetoxin-neutralizing polyclonal immune globulin.